Best Company Sells Office Supplies -
Required: Prepare an Income Statement for Best Company, a Operating

question 99

Essay

Best Company sells office supplies. The following information summarizes Best's operating activities for 2012:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Utilities for store } & \$ 6,000 \\\hline \text { Rent for store } & \$ 8,000 \\\hline \text { Sales commissions } & \$ 4,500 \\ \hline \text { Purchases of merchandise } & \$ 54,000 \\\hline \text { Inventory on January } 1,2012 & \$ 30,000 \\\hline \text { Inventory on December } 31,2012 & \$ 20,500 \\\hline \text { Sales revenue } & \$ 108,000 \\\hline\end{array}$
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Required: Prepare an income statement for Best Company, a merchandiser, for the year ended December 31, 2012.using the format below:
Sales revenue
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & \quad\quad&\quad\quad \\\hline \text { Beginning inventory } & & \\\hline \text { Purchases } & & \\\hline \text { Cost of goods available for sale } & & \\\hline \text { Ending inventory } & & \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & & \\\hline \text { Gross profit } & & \\\hline \text { Selling expenses } & & \\\hline \text { Sales commissions } & & \\\hline \text { General expenses } & & \\\hline \text { Rent expense } & & \\\hline \text { Utilities expense } & & \\\hline \text { Total operating expenses } & & \\\hline \text { Net income/(loss) } & & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Accounting Functions

The systematic process of recording, analyzing, summarizing, and reporting the financial transactions of a business.

Collateral

Assets pledged by a borrower to secure a loan or other credit, ensuring the lender can seize these assets if the borrower fails to repay.

C-Corporation

A C-Corporation is a business structure where the owners or shareholders are taxed separately from the entity, which is recognized as a legal entity under U.S. law.

Double Taxation

The imposition of taxes on the same income, asset, or financial transaction at two different levels, such as corporate earnings and shareholder dividends.